Setting up the live trap and leaving it for a couple days worked to desensitize the cats to its presence.

I used a prop to hold the trap open, with fishing line tied to the bottom so I could control when the trap closed. I had at least three already fixed cats circle in and out of the trap before an unfixed torti finally went in far enough for me to close the door. She was not happy, but I got her in to be fixed, so no kittens from her.

I saw three more unfixed while I was watching. So we’ll run this setup again. We are up to 12 fixed in the colony.